Louisiana is the fourth state to enact a so-called police buffer law, which allows officers to order people to keep their distance. Journalists say the law will make it harder to document when police use excessive force.
25 feet is about 9 steps away. Not super terrible, but as the article states, the cop is likely to decide 25 feet is how ever far he says it is.
I actually agree that there should be some distance on the books, so a cop doesn’t have to worry about getting shoved or attacked or whatever while they’re dealing with someone else, but 25 feet is a bit excessive.
25 feet is about 9 steps away. Not super terrible, but as the article states, the cop is likely to decide 25 feet is how ever far he says it is.
I actually agree that there should be some distance on the books, so a cop doesn’t have to worry about getting shoved or attacked or whatever while they’re dealing with someone else, but 25 feet is a bit excessive.
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